German Startups Group - Expanding the business model

German Startups Group (GSG) is transforming its business model to an asset manager (through dedicated SPVs and an intended investment fund) and an online matchmaking platform for transactions in secondary shares in German start-ups and venture capital (VC) funds (scheduled for launch by the end of Q218). Management believes that this should present a completely new opportunity to create significant shareholder value at relatively low investment costs, given that similar marketplaces have reached standalone valuations beyond GSG’s market cap. A successful transformation could not only allow GSG to close the valuation gap to its NAV (which stands at c 30%), but also allow it to realise additional value.